With fears of avian flu subsiding, miserly McDuck emerged in April from self-enforced seclusion in his "money bin"--the five-story downtown-Duckburg office tower rumored to hold world's largest collection of gold coins. Immediately dispatched "lay-about" grand-nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie on expensive--and ultimately futile--search for "the gold at the end of the rainbow." Despite failure, troublesome trio still considered McDuck's likely heirs. Skilled aviator; often pilots own "Spruce Duck" flying boat to remote regions, invariably in search of lost treasures. Known to enjoy swimming in money. Literally. Fortune has benefited from rising gold prices and Duckburg real estate boom. Member since 1947.